[VAC] Re: heel bearings, seals, brakes...

[Robert C Townsend <rctowns@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I've got the Trailwind shell up on blocks, and i've rolled the 'truck' back
under it, and blocked the main frame 'pipe' up into relative position, so
that what i have now is a real-life 'exploded view' of a '48 Trailwind,
minus cross-members and floor (and interior). I've 'braced' the shell with a
couple of 80" 2x4" spreaders. Something didn't look 'right'. When I bought
the trailer, i was told that the axle/wheels/brakes had been replaced a
couple of years back; the 'truck' rails and suspension (leaf-springs) are
original. Now to my question:

What was the length of the original axle? That is to say, from hub-to-hub,
or the centerline of each tire?
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The replacement axle appears to be a couple of inches shorter, made more so
by the camber-bend to it.

Incidentally, my ongoing forensic investigation into this trailer's past
seems to indicate that the streetside tire must have blown, and the
resultant damage to the streetside wheel-well and water-heater led to the
eventual explosion and fire which took out the water-heater.

Tuna
WBCCI#8862, VAC
Reno, NV